COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONOur inky-black, oatmeal stout has a smooth, round palate with a dreamlike undercurrent of bittersweet chocolate. This dense liquid-silk summons hope from hibernation and balances winter’s endless white snows with a rich swirl of creamy black rapture.
Available in the Winter, reintroduced in Winter 2012 after a hiatus.

Black pour. Corse but thick tan head. A lot of lacing. Chocolate/malty aroma. Medium carbonation with chocolate flavors. I get that oatmeal silkiness. The sweetness from the oatmeal and the bitterness from the chocolate is a mix. A slightly dry/bitter finish.
---Rated via iPhone

Pours a dark brown with almost no head (just very little beige bubbles that disappear in an instant).
Faint hops on the nose but it's mostly dominated by chocolate aromas.
Drinks with a bubbly light-medium body. Again chocolate comes through with coffee alongside. Finishes a drop bitter with a roasty linger.
Overall for me: a very middle-of-the-road stout. Nothing to write home about. For the money I'd take Trader Joe's Oatmeal Stout.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Wow talk about dark. The appearance is so black you can see a sheen of purple in there. Great heavy stout for those colder than cold winter nights. Leaves a little bit of a metallic after taste which is not appealing. But a good stout.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

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